zokor

/ˈzoʊkɔɹ/

UK: /ˈzəʊkɔː/

zokor

English Noun

Definition

Any Asiatic burrowing rodent native to Central Asia, in the genera Myospalax and Eospalax.

Etymology

From dialectal Russian зо́кор (zókor), ultimately of Mongolic origin. See Russian цо́кор (cókor) for more.